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The Vail Church - Statement of Faith
At The Vail Church, Jesus Christ is the center of all that we do and all that we pursue.
He alone changes our lives from the inside-out. The Vail Church is Bible-centered and with that, the preaching is unapologetically Bible-centered. The Vail Church accepts the Bible as the inspired, infallible, revealed will of God and the all-sufficient rule for faith and practice (II Tim. 3:16). Jesus’ commandment in Mark 12:30-31 is essential: “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.”. Jesus commands that we are to love God first, living authentically and true to His Word, and then love our neighbors, serving and supporting them in accordance to His truth. All people are created in the image of God and, as such, have profound value (Gen. 1:27). Every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31). Hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated and are not in accord with Scripture nor the beliefs of The Vail Church.

In an effort to properly articulate The Vail Church’s Statement of Faith and stance on various topics and concerns of life, the beginning point must be God and His revelation to humanity through Scripture.

Statement on Marriage, Gender and Sexuality
We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God (Gen. 1:26- 27). A person’s gender is sacred and has a divine purpose. Rejection of one’s biological gender is a rejection of the image of God within that person.

We believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning and that is a marriage sanctioned by God, which joins one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture (Gen. 2:18-25). Marriage between one man and one woman for life uniquely reflects Christ’s relationship with His Church (Ephes. 5:21-33). We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to only occur between a man and a woman who are married to each other (I Cor. 6:18; 7:2-5; Matt. 19:4-6; Heb. 13:4). We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman. We believe marriage also serves as the foundational unit of a stable society, and provides the best chance that children will grow up in the same home with both their mom and their dad (I Cor. 7:2).

We believe that any form of sexual immorality (including adultery, fornication, homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, pornography, and attempting to change one’s biological sex or otherwise acting upon any disagreement with one’s biological sex) is sinful and offensive to God (Matt. 15:18-20; I Cor. 6:9-10).

We believe that in order to preserve the function and integrity of The Vail Church as the local Body of Christ, and to provide a biblical role model to The Vail Church and the community, it is imperative that all persons employed by The Vail Church in any capacity, or who serve as volunteers, should abide by and agree to this Statement on Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality and conduct themselves accordingly (Matt. 5:16; Phil. 2:14-16; I Thess. 5:22).

We believe marriage is a biblical institution established by God as clearly described in the Bible. The Vail Church recognizes that marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime. Accordingly, The Vail Church, its pastors and staff will not officiate nor participate in same sex unions or same sex marriages, nor shall its property or resources be used for such purpose.

We believe that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ (Acts 3:19-21; Rom. 10:9-10; I Cor. 6:9- 11).

Statement on the Sanctity of Human Life
We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image (Gen. 1:26-27; Ps. 139: 13-16; I Cor. 3:16-17; Job 31:15; Ps. 22:9-10). Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies (Jer. 1:4-5), the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life (Ps. 127:3; Prov. 24:10-12).

Statement of Biblical Authority
The Statement of Faith does not exhaust the extent of our faith. The Bible itself, as the inspired and infallible Word of God that speaks with final authority concerning truth, morality, and the proper conduct of mankind, is the sole and final source of all that we believe. For the purposes of church doctrine, practice, policy, and discipline, our Ordained Pastors are The Vail Church’s final interpretive authority on the Bible’s meaning and application.

Note: The answer given to this question doesn't automatically qualify or disqualify an applicant from working with students.

The Vail Church Doctrinal Statement
God
We believe that there is only one living and true God, who exists in three distinct persons—God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These three, the Trinity, are equal in essence and distinct in function (Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19).

The Father
The first person of the Trinity orders and directs all things according to his purpose and pleasure. He has created humanity to bring him glory and honor, through His grace. While he is transcendent, he is also actively involved in his creation—offering an eternal relationship with us through his Son Jesus Christ (Matthew 6:9; John 5:19-24; Ephesians 1:3-6; 2:1-10).

The Son
Jesus Christ is both the eternal Son of God and virgin-born Son of man. Fully God, fully man, he surrendered nothing of his deity during his earthly life. His sinless, sacrificial offering on the cross satisfied the Father’s justice, offering atonement for all of humanity’s sins, for all time. We believe in his bodily resurrection, his physical ascension, and his visible return back to earth to establish his earthly kingdom (John 1:14-18; I Corinthians 15; Hebrews 1:3; Colossians 2:9; Revelation 20:11-15).

The Holy Spirit
The third person of the Trinity executes the will of God in this world through humanity, by leading, guiding, filling, teaching, and convicting. The Holy Spirit is not merely an impersonal force, but is a person, displaying the qualities of personhood (intellect, emotions and will). He equips believers upon conversion by giving them gifts to be used for the building up of the church, and by bearing fruit through their yielded lives (John 16:5- 16; I Corinthians 12; Ephesians 2:10; John 3:1-8; Ephesians 1:1; Galatians 5:16-25).

Humanity
We were created in the image of God, destined to enjoy an intimate relationship with God, fulfilling his will here on earth. But because of Adam and Eve’s willful sin in the garden sin entered into the world, and has infected all of humanity. Therefore, because of our inherent sinful nature received from our father Adam, we are all separated from God, spiritually dead, and destined for physical death and an eternity removed from God (Genesis 1-3; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 3; Romans 5; Ephesians 2:1-3).

Salvation
We believe that Jesus Christ died for our sins as the only sufficient sacrifice, offering the atonement of sins for all mankind through his death, burial and resurrection. While salvation is available to all, it is only experienced by those who respond to his gracious gift by faith apart from works. For those who do respond we are regenerated and baptized by the Holy Spirit, becoming children of God, given a new nature and placed into the universal body of Christ, making us eternally secure in him. As a result of our new relationship with God through his Son Jesus, we are now called to a life of submission to the Holy Spirit, manifesting spiritual fruit, and walking in good works that God has prepared beforehand for us to do (John 14:6; Titus 3:4-7; Acts 4:12; John 1:12; Romans 3:21-26; Ephesians 1:7, 2:8-9; Hebrews 10:10-12; I John 5:11-13; Galatians 3:26; John 3:16).

The Scriptures
We believe that every word in the original writings is inspired by God and is without error. The Word of God reveals God’s nature and will for all of humanity, and because of this it is to be the foundation of faith and practice. We affirm that while the Scriptures are accurate in all matters it was never given to be an end in and of itself, but rather a means to a relationship with God. Because of this the authority and teaching of Scriptures will have a preeminent place in our church (II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:20-21; Hebrews 4:12; John 17:17).

The Church
For all who have placed their faith in God through His Son Jesus Christ, they are a part of the universal body of believers known as the church. This placement of the believer into the universal church requires an association of the believer with other followers of Christ in a local assembly. The purpose of the local church is to lead people to Christ and to bring them to maturity in Christ. The members of the local church are to live their lives in humble submission to other Spirit led believers, and to the God appointed leaders of the church. The Vail Church is an autonomous local assembly that is led by Jesus Christ, who gives direction as the head of this body through a body of appointed elders (Hebrews 10:24-25; Acts 2:41-47; I Corinthians 12-14; Matthew 28-18-20; Ephesians 2:19-22; I Thessalonians 4:15-17).

The Future
We believe that the next great event in human history will be the return of Jesus Christ for His children. This is the blessed hope for all followers of Jesus Christ. While this event is a prophetic truth of Scripture, we acknowledge that the point of Christ’s return is not for the believer to passively await this event, but to labor with all of our might in the power of the Spirit to fulfill his will in our lives through righteous living, evangelism and discipleship. After the return of Christ those who accepted God’s gracious gift of salvation will worship God forever in heaven. Those who did not will spend an eternity separated from Him in hell. (Matthew 24:36; I Thessalonians 4:15-17; John 14:1-3; Matthew 24-25).

Non-essentials
We affirm that the doctrines of the Trinity, the deity of Christ, the bodily resurrection, the atoning work of Christ on the cross, and salvation by grace through faith make up the essential, distinctive nature of Christianity. In regards to these essential doctrines there can be no conflicting opinions of those who call themselves true followers of Christ. However, we do acknowledge that there are peripheral or non-essential doctrines that are important, but not critical to the follower of Christ as it relates to our salvation. Some of these doctrines include the specific functions of women in ministry, the exact timing and nature of the rapture, extent and use of certain spiritual gifts, the relationship between election and free-will in salvation, etc. While our church will be diligent to establish positions as it relates to these non-essentials we will not allow these peripheral doctrines to cause division within the church. We will accept into our body those who have differing views on the non-essential doctrines, but will not allow those of a different opinion to fracture the church. While we celebrate diversity along all lines (racial and theological), we will ultimately pursue the unity of the church. The heart of our church embraces the call of the early reforms when they scribed: “In Essentials Unity, In Non-Essentials Liberty, In All Things Charity”.

I understand that The Vail Church prohibits sexual misconduct, harassment, coercion, or exploitation of children or adults.

I affirm that I have never been charged in a court of law or any other legal proceeding (or had a criminal offense expunged from my record) involving sexual abuse, harassment, or exploitation. I affirm that, to the best of my knowledge, I have not been charged in any forum (legal, social, ecclesiastical) with sexual misconduct as defined by law and/or the policies of The Vail Church. (Exceptions should be noted in detail in a separate letter attached to this document.)

In light of the many tragic realities of our world-and the church is no exception- background checks are a legal and necessary step to protect children, volunteers and The Vail Church.

You will receive an email from 'Checkr' that will ask you to follow a link to grant access for the check to be run. This check is free for you, and will be paid for by TVC. It will require you to securely input your social security number (TVC staff will not see it) and some other information but will take less than 5 minutes. You will see the results shortly after the check is complete.

**If you have any concerns regarding this process, or would like to discuss further, please contact The Vail Church by calling 970-949-6585.

I, the undersigned, will authorize The Vail Church to obtain background information through “Checkr” which will include: identity verification, sex offender registry check, global watchlist check, national criminal records check, and country criminal records check.

The information contained in this application, including the covenant for sexual responsibility, is correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand that The Vail Church may request an investigative consumer report to verify the information I provided as well as to obtain information concerning my character, work habits, performance, and experience.

I understand that The Vail Church may be requesting information which would inform of any arrest records, or incidents of child abuse or neglect.

I hereby authorize, without reservation, any law enforcement agency, institution, information service bureau, school, employer, insurance company and any references or churches listed in this application to give The Vail Church any information (including opinions) that they may have regarding my character and fitness for children or youth work.

I voluntarily release The Vail Church and TVC staff members from liability involving the
communication of information relating to my background or qualifications.

I understand that if I am appointed to work in a volunteer capacity, and should my record, character, or morals be found inappropriate and/or criminal, my volunteer role at The Vail Church will be terminated. Volunteering at The Vail Church may be terminated at any time, with or without expressed cause or prior notice. Should my conduct ever be brought into question, I agree to cooperate fully with any investigation deemed necessary to resolve any accusations or allegations against me. I hereby release The Vail Church and any other person involved in such an investigation from any and all liability for damages of whatever kind or nature which may result to me from sincere and lawful attempts to comply with current Colorado statutes should an allegation of misconduct be brought against me.

Should I be accepted to serve in the ministries of The Vail Church, I agree to be bound by the policies of The Vail Church, and to refrain from unscriptural conduct in the performance of my services on behalf of the church and will not teach nor express views in opposition to TVC’sStatement of Faith and TVC’s Doctrine, while in my volunteer capacity.